Cradle.



No. 824,133. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

s. L. MORSE.

CRADLE.

APPLICATION 11.31) FEB. 15. 1906.

WITNESSES:

.YZZZIZIZKI'MFJQQ J VENTOR.

:y Z I ATTORNEYS To all whomv it may concern:

UNITED STATES PgrEN'r OFFICE.

SUMNER L. MORSE, OF IATHOL, MAs's'AoHUsETrs.

SORADEE."

Be it known that I, SUMNER L. Moasn, a'

. citizen of the United States, residing at Athol,

in the count of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, Cradle, of which the following-is a specifica- This invention relates to cradles, and

more particularly to an improved hanger forsuspending the cradle from thesupportingframe. p I

The objlect of the invention is to provide a resilient an er having its opposite ends curved latera y forattachment to the cradle and sup ortin -frame, respectively, .whereby. the cra leis ee to vibrate inf a horizontal plane without danger of breaking or injuring the han er.

A furt er object of the strains incidental to the vibration of the cradle, and," further, to provide means for ermitting the expansion and contraction o the coiled or curved endsof the hanger and means for preventing accidental isplacement of the same.

A still further ob'ect is to generally improve this class of evices, so as toadd to their utility anddurability, as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture. r With these and other objects in new the invention consists in the construction and novel combinatlon and-arran ement of parts hereinafter described'and i ustratedin the accompanying drawings, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction ma be resorted towithin the scope of the appen ed claims.

In the accom anying drawing s Fi' re 1 is a perspective view of a cradle provi ed with -a lurality of supporting-hangers construct.-

e in accordance with my invention; Fi 2 is a perspective view of one of the resilient hangers and terminal supporting members detached. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Similar numerals of reference indicatefcorresponding parts'in all of the figures of the drawin s.

The angers are es ecially designed for use i on that class of crad es in which the body of the cradle is suspended from and mounted for lateral movement ona suitable supporting-frame, and by way of illustration a cradle Specification of Letters Patent. i nuaonmd ama. 1906. Serial xastrsov.

ave invented a. new and useful .f mventlon s to construct the han erin such 'a manner/that the 1 same will be re ieved from undue tension and,

said hangers and v engaging .t

- Patented. June 26,1966.

' of the ordinaryiconstruction is shown, 1n

which 5 desi ates the supporting-frame and 6-the bodyo the cradle.

I 'Rigidly secured to the ends of the stand ards, 6 are sup orting members, each pro.'

vided with a circular head 7, having a reduced lateral extension 8 adapted to engage mg their-opposite ends-curved laterally for I engagement with the cylindrical heads '7 the n s" of thehan er'sjbeing rigidly secured to the peripheryo the heads in any suitable The'ends of the hangers adjacentthe fastoning devices .12 are preferably spaced a shortdistance from the curved surface of the heads of the supporting members and are re tained in position thereon by screws or pins 14, passing through suitable'o enings 15 in e supporting members, as shown.

porting members in the manner described the curved or coiled-ends of the hangers are free to expandand'contractas a cradle vimanner, as by screws or similar fastening devices 12.

brates, thereby relieving the hangers-from" I undue tension and strains and permitting the cradle to] vibrate freely without danger. of

breaking or otherwise injuring said hangers.

Attention is called to the fact that the heads of the screws 14 serve to limit the expansible' movement" of curved ends of the.

anger while'at the same time permitting the said-han ers to coil and uncoi as. the cradle is move back and forth. The double fastoning means. j also revents longitudinal movement of the crad e, while the particular shape of the hanger adds to its elasticity, and

cons'egluently permits thejcfadle to vibrate eely seen that-there is provide simple, inexpensive, and efficient hanger admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view. T

' Havin thus described the invention, what is'claime isv 1. The combmation with a frame, of a cra From. the foregoing descri tion it will be an extremely 1'85 By having the hangers secured to the supdle suspended from the frame, and resilient hangers connectlng" the cradle and frame, respectively, and having their opposite ends curved laterally and rigidly secured thereto,

said hangers being free to expand and contract at points adjacent their fixed ends.

2. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members carried by the frame and cradle, respectively, and resilient hangers secured to t e supporting members and having their opposite ends free to expand and contract at points adjacent their fixed ends.

3. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members secured to the frame and cradle, respectively, and resilient hangers having their opposite ends curved laterally and their terminals rigidly secured to the supporting members.

4. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members secured to the frame and cradle, respectively, and provided with circular heads, and hangers having their opposite ends embracing the periphery of the heads of the supporting members and secured to the latter.

5. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members secured tothe cradle and frame, respectively, hangers having their ends curved laterally for attachment to the supportin members and provided with openings, an pins passing through said openings and engaging the supporting members.

6. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members secured to the frame and cradle, respectively, resilient hangers secured to the supporting members and having their opposite ends curved laterally and free to expand and contract at points adjacent their fixed ends, and means carried by the supporting members for limiting the expansiblc movement of the hangers.

7. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members carried by the frame and cradle, respectively, and resilient hangers having their opposite ends curved laterally 1n the same direction and secured to the supporting members, said hangers being free to expand and contract at points adjacent their fixed ends.

8. The combination with a frame, of a cradle suspended from the frame, supporting members secured to the frame and cradle, respectively, and provided with circular heads having reduced extensions, resilient hangers having their opposite ends encircling the heads of the supporting members and rigidly attached thereto, and headed pins passing through openings in the hangers and engaging the supporting members for limiting the expansible movement of the ban ers.

In testimony'that I claim the oregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SUMNER L. MORSE.

Witnesses:

FRANK F. MORSE, M. A. HoLToN. 

